Wiki source code of Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
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| 1 | (% style="color:red" %)**Letter (formal)**(%%) | ||
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| 3 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Starting the letter/Salutation//**(%%) | ||
| 4 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 5 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 6 | |Dear Sir or Madam, |Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms, | ||
| 7 | To whom it/this may concern, | ||
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| 9 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving an opinion//**(%%) | ||
| 10 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 11 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 12 | |…, in my opinion,… |As far as I am concerned, … | ||
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| 14 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ordering//**(%%) | ||
| 15 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 16 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 17 | |Another important aspect … |Another point worth | ||
| 18 | shedding some light on… | ||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving examples//**(%%) | ||
| 21 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 22 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 23 | |For example,… |To illustrate this point… | ||
| 24 | |||
| 25 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Drawing conclusions//**(%%) | ||
| 26 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 27 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 28 | |To conclude,… |Consequently,… | ||
| 29 | As a consequence,… | ||
| 30 | Thus,… | ||
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| 32 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//**(%%) | ||
| 33 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 34 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 35 | |Yours faithfully,... |Yours sincerely,… | ||
| 36 | Sincerely yours,… | ||
| 37 | Best regards,… | ||
| 38 | Best,… | ||
| 39 | Kind regards,… | ||
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| 41 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//**(%%) | ||
| 42 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 43 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 44 | |I am writing to… | ||
| 45 | The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing | ||
| 46 | from you soon. | ||
| 47 | We look forward to meeting you. | ||
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| 49 | |||
| 50 | (% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%) | ||
| 51 | |||
| 52 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Starting the Email/Salutation//**(%%) | ||
| 53 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 54 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 55 | |Hi... | ||
| 56 | How are you doing? |Dear Sophie, | ||
| 57 | |||
| 58 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving an opinion//**(%%) | ||
| 59 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 60 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 61 | |In my opinion,… |I think … | ||
| 62 | |||
| 63 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ordering//**(%%) | ||
| 64 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 65 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 66 | |Another strong reason why… | ||
| 67 | Of course,… | ||
| 68 | However,… |First / second / third | ||
| 69 | What’s more,… | ||
| 70 | |||
| 71 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving examples//**(%%) | ||
| 72 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 73 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 74 | |…, for example …, |…like… | ||
| 75 | |||
| 76 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Drawing conclusions//**(%%) | ||
| 77 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 78 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 79 | |To sum up,… |On the whole,… | ||
| 80 | All in all,… | ||
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| 82 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**(%%) | ||
| 83 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 84 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 85 | |Take care… | ||
| 86 | …write back soon. |Best regards,… | ||
| 87 | Best,… | ||
| 88 | All the best,… | ||
| 89 | Cordially,… | ||
| 90 | Love,… | ||
| 91 | Warm regards,… |